Wrist fracture repair cost in California

Prices at 134 hospitals in California, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $7,038 — 14% above the US median ($6,182), roughly 9.6× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas, CA $1,351 $1,433 ★ 3/5 128 min 15.2%
Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital Marina Del Rey, CA $1,551 $10,097 ★ 4/5 180 min 15.1%
Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley Pleasanton, CA $1,573 $990 ★ 5/5 211 min 14.0%
Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA $1,573 $990 ★ 5/5 275 min 14.7%
Contra Costa Regional Medical Center Martinez, CA $1,623 ★ 4/5 175 min 14.2%
Huntington Hospital Pasadena, CA $1,730 $9,285 286 min 15.9%
Kern Medical Center Bakersfield, CA $1,984 $818 ★ 1/5 293 min 15.3%
Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg, CA $2,571 $6,064 94 min 15.1%
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA $4,878 $29,009 ★ 5/5 369 min 14.3%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-South San Francisco South San Francisco, CA $4,950 $9,070 ★ 4/5 14.9%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa Clara Santa Clara, CA $4,950 $9,070 ★ 2/5 14.9%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Walnut Creek Walnut Creek, CA $4,950 $9,070 ★ 3/5 15.2%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Oakland/richmond Oakland, CA $4,950 $9,070 ★ 2/5 16.0%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San Francisco San Francisco, CA $4,950 $9,070 ★ 4/5 14.7%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Sacramento Sacramento, CA $4,950 $9,070 ★ 4/5 15.8%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Fremont Fremont, CA $4,950 $9,070 ★ 4/5 14.4%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Redwood City Redwood City, CA $4,950 $9,070 ★ 4/5 14.8%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San Jose San Jose, CA $4,950 $9,070 ★ 3/5 14.8%
Kaiser Foundation Hosp So Sacramento Sacramento, CA $4,950 $9,070 ★ 2/5 15.8%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa Rosa Santa Rosa, CA $4,950 $9,070 ★ 3/5 15.1%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Fresno Fresno, CA $4,950 $9,070 ★ 4/5 14.6%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital Manteca Manteca, CA $4,950 $9,070 ★ 4/5 14.4%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Antioch Antioch, CA $4,950 $9,070 ★ 1/5 15.5%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Vacaville Vacaville, CA $4,950 $9,070 ★ 4/5 15.0%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Roseville Roseville, CA $4,950 $9,070 ★ 4/5 14.7%

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated August 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$15,912
Cash / self-pay
$7,038
Insurer-negotiated
$9,287
Medicare pays
$735
$2,043$16,628
Median cash $7,038  ·  Medicare $735  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $7,038 — about 9.6× the Medicare rate ($735). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($1,469).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $15,912 list price could save about $8,874 (56%).

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